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Research Design and Methods: A Process Approach, Fifth Edition Book Cover

Research Design and Methods: A Process Approach, 5/e

Kenneth S. Bordens, Indiana University/Purdue University - Fort Wayne
Bruce Barrington Abbott, Indiana University/Purdue University

Chapter 6 Outline

Using Subjects:   General Considerations
       Populations and Samples
       Sampling and Generalization
       Is Random Sampling Always Necessary?
Considerations When Using Human Participants
       Ethical Research Practice
               Nazi War Crimes and the Nuremberg Code
               APA Ethical Guidelines
               Government Regulations
       Ethical Guidelines, Your Research, and the IRB
Acquiring Human Participants for Research
       The Research Setting
               Laboratory Research
               Field Research
       The Needs of Your Research
       Institutional Policies and Ethical Guidelines
Voluntary Participation and Validity
       Factors That Affect the Decision to Volunteer
               Participant-Related Characteristics
               Situational Factors
       Volunteerism and Internal Validity
       Volunteerism and External Validity
       Remedies for Volunteerism
Research Using Deception
       Solutions to the Problem of Deception
               Role Playing
               Obtaining Prior Consent to be Deceived
               Debriefing
Considerations When Using Animals as Subjects in Research
       Contributions of Research Using Animal Subjects
       Choosing Which Animal to Use
       Why Use Animals?
       How to Acquire Animals for Research
       Ethical Considerations
       Should the Research be Done?
       Generality of Animal Research Data
       The Animal Rights Movement
       Alternatives to Animals in Research: in vitro Methods and Computer Simulation
Summary
Key Terms

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